50 MARATHONS, 50 STATES, 24 DAYS

British ultramarathoner and social media content creator William Goodge is currently taking on Mission America, comprising the challenge of running 50 marathons in the 50 states in just 24 days.

In October, Goodge will aim to average 88km (55 miles) per day, plus travel between states by plane or the team’s motorhome. Due to the planning for this feat, all of the marathons have to be done in five hours or less.

Goodge will run:

• one marathon a day on two dates (Hawaii on day one, and the New York City Marathon on day 24);

• two marathons a day (84.4km or 52.4 miles) on 18 days of the days.

• three marathons (126.6km or 78.6 miles) on four of the days.

Due to the strict plan and time constraint, speed work has to be part of this block (Goodge, 2026).

Who is Will Goodge?

Will Goodge, 32, is a well established name in the ultramarathon community, previously breaking the unofficial world record for the fastest Briton to run across the USA from west to east in 2023. Before a running career, Will played semi-professional Rugby for Ampthill in the UK’s third division (National League 1), worked on construction sites, and freelanced as a model.

Will has also broke the unofficial world record for running the width of Australia from Perth to Sydney in 2025. Goodge’s athletic feats go on; he has ran from John O’Groats to Land’s End, across Japan, and completed 43/30 (involving 43 marathons in 43 UK counties, in 30 days).

All of Will’s fundraising is in memory of his late Mother, Amanda Goodge, who sadly lost her life to cancer in late 2018. Will has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for Macmillan, Stand up to cancer, and other related charities. Will has set a goal of $250,000 for Mission America.

Find out more on Will’s website, where you can donate, track what state he is running in live, check out a leader board for the state that has contributed the most dollars, and even fundraise yourself, which contributes to Will’s overall total.

To see behind the scenes and to follow along. Keep an eye on Will’s Instagram and

Good luck, Will.

Photography credit: @williamgoodge Instagram